Overnight; Awake Youth & Family Advocate – Resilience House

Our Mission The Bridge for Youth (BFY) centers youth voice, justice, and equity in all we do, and empowers youth experiencing homelessness through safe shelter, basic needs, and healthy relationships.

• Patience – We give space for youth to make decisions on their own timeline in their own way.
• Love and Caring – We believe in acceptance, empathy, and non-judgement.
• Communication – We engage in intentional dialogue to understand each other's truths.
• Integrity – We actively learn, grow, and change to align our actions in equity and justice.
• Co-Creation – We seek connection to amplify the voice of youth and each other.
• Community – We stand together for youth and for each other.

Position: Overnight (Awake) Youth & Family Advocate

Job Type: Full-Time; .88 FTE

Classification: Non-Exempt

Reports to: Resilience House Floor Supervisor

Posting Date: 1/12/26

Closing Date: Open until filled

Compensation: $20 - $23/hr

The Bridge for Youth utilizes an equitable & competitive compensation program and salary structure that includes regular Cost of Living Adjustments and raises. For this position, the salary range is $20 - $23/hr, depending on experience. This salary is non-negotiable beyond this range to counter pay inequality and uphold internal parity for salaries.

Position

Hours:

This position works 10-hour shifts (9:30 PM – 8:00 AM) on a rotating 7 days on, 7 days off schedule, beginning on Wednesdays. Some holidays included.

For over 50 years, BFY has been at the front-line of addressing youth homelessness in Minnesota, positively impacting the lives of the most vulnerable youth in our community, through youth-centered and culturally-responsive programs that offer a pathway out of homelessness, including the most marginalized – minors, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, young families, and SEY.

The Youth & Family Advocate (YFA) in Resilience House is responsible for providing direct services to youth ages 10 - 17 and their families during their involvement with BFY shelter and services. This position operates within a framework of agency values, philosophies and goals, including team commitment and cooperation among BFY services and programs.

• Competitive health, dental, vision and ancillary benefits
• Company paid life insurance and long-term disability
• 403b (immediate vesting) with up to 4% match after one year of employment
• Up to 20 days of PTO first year of employment, in addition to 15 paid holidays
• Pet friendly

• Lead within a framework of agency values, philosophies, and goals, including team commitment and cooperation across BFY services and programs.
• Emulate and enthusiastically promote the organizational culture as defined by the identified values statements and racial justice and equity opportunities of BFY.
• Lead in building upon and strengthening a culture of establishing and nurturing relationships.
• BFY believes in team, collaboration, and constantly developing a supportive and caring environment for each other. Sometimes we are asked to lean in above and beyond our position description and we enthusiastically do so.

Programmatic

• Regular and consistent bed checks
• Initiate, develop and maintain positive direct relationships with youth in the program
• Provide case management services to the youth in the program
• Provide counseling to youth as needed
• Provide direct milieu therapeutic strategies and techniques with the youth in group and individual settings
• Provide direct care, supervision, support, guidance, role modeling, and coaching to the youth while working on Resilience House floor
• Engage and build a professional working relationship with parents and other family members of youth
• Professionally interact and collaborate with outside agencies and service providers to ensure that a continuum of care for the youth and their families is provided
• Create, develop and carry out specific strategies and activities that coincide with the providing a sense of safety, security and stability for the youth and their families
• Provide screenings for services, administer assessments and intake services, document and report abuse (when necessary)
• Develop self-harm contract…